Urinal seam cover fastening device



G. P. GAVIN URINAL SEAM COVER FASTENING DEVICE Filed March '13, 1939INVENTOR Galena/v I? 64 VIM BY f ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 29, 1940 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 13,

4 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in urinal seam cover fasteningdevices of a type adapted to secure seam covers on urinals.

Urinals, particularly of the stall type, are frequently installed inbatteries of two or more and a china seam cover is used to cover thespace or seam between adjacent urinals.

It is conventional practice to cement this seam cover in position. Thisoperation takes a great deal of time and skill for a satisfactory resultand has a further disadvantage that, once the installation is made andthe cement set, the seam cover can be removed only with extremedifficulty, a serious handicap when it is desired to replace a urinal orsome other contingency requires the removal of one or more of theurinals.

It is the object of the present invention to provide means whereby saidseam covers may be securely attached to the urinals yet may readily beremoved, all with the expenditure of but little time or skill.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means whereby saidseam covers may be attached in a sightly and sanitary manner.

With the foregoing and related objects in view, the invention consistsin the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of urinals with seam coverinstalled in accordance with the present invention; Figure 2, asectional view thereof taken along the lines 2-2 of Figure 1; and Figure3, a front view of a portion of the seam cover.

In the drawing, the numerals l and 2 indicate, respectively, a pair ofurinals, mounted in adjoining but spaced relationship.

A seam cover 3 of L shape is adapted to cover the seam or space betweenthe urinals l and 2. The urinals I and 2 are formed with plane sidesurfaces 4 and 5 terminating, at their front and upper edges, inoutstanding flanges 6 and I.

The seam cover fastening devices, indicated generally by the numeral 8,are suitably positioned to hold the seam cover in place. Preferably twoof such devices are used, one in the front and one on top of the seamcover, as illustrated in Figure 1.

The seam cover fastening device comprises a bolt 9 preferably having ascrewdriver slotted head In, a nut ll having threaded connectiontherewith and a spring metal strip l2 suitably apertured to allow thebolt 9 to pass therethrough. The metal strip I2 is provided with a pairof wings l3 and I4 disposed at an acute angle to the bolt 9, thus thestrip is in substantially a 1939, Serial No. 261,455

V shape with the open end of the V facing the head it of the bolt 9.

The seam cover 3 is provided with an aperture through which the bolt 9extends, the bolt head Ill abutting the seam cover preferably within arecess I6 therein.

To install the seam cover it is necessary only to place the seam coverand fastening devices in position. The strip l2, being of spring metal,when pushed against the urinals, springs sufficiently to allow it toenter between the urinals, then springs outwardly to contact thesurfaces 4 and 5. The bolt 9 is then rotated, by means of the slottedhead it, until the nut 9 forces the strip l2 into contact with theflanges ii and 1, drawing the seam cover 3 into firm engagement with theurinals l and 2.

If desired, the recess it may be filled with cement and a cap ll may beplaced thereover as illustrated, or the head ii] may extend to the faceof the seam cover, depending on the ornamental characteristics desired.

The seam cover may readily be removed by turning the bolt 9 to relievethe tension created by the pressure of the nut ll on the strip l2.

It will thus be seen that the seam cover may be attached or detached ina few moments and that the services of a skilled workman are notrequired either to attach or to detach it.

The entire assembly is sightly and, since the seam cover is drawntightly against the urinal leaving no space or crack through whichliquid may pass, is more sanitary than a cemented connection, cementbeing somewhat absorbent.

The specific details herein disclosed are for the purpose ofillustration only as various modifications thereof may be made withoutthe exercise of invention and the invention is not limited thereto butembraces all devices within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a urinal and seam cover assembly, the combination of a pair ofurinals positioned in adjacent, spaced relationship, said urinals havingtheir adjacent sides in the form of a plane surface terminating at itsfront and upper edge in an outstanding flange, a seam cover adapted tooverlie the adjacent portions of said urinals and to close the spacetherebetween, and means for attaching said seam cover to said urinals,said means comprising a bolt extending through said seam cover, a stripof spring metal apertured to allow said bolt to pass therethrough andcomprising a pair of wings disposed at an acute angle to said bolt andadapted to abut the aforesaid flanges of said adjacent urinals and a nutthreaded on said bolt and adapted to be drawn thereby into abutment withsaid spring strip.

2. In a urinal and seam cover assembly, the combination'of a pair ofurinals positioned in adjacent, spaced relationship, said urinals havingtheir adjacent sides in the form of a plane surface terminating at its,front and upper edge in an outstanding flange, a seam cover adapted tooverlie the adjacentportions-of saidiurinals and to close, the spacetherebetween, and means for attaching said seam cover to said urinals,said means comprising a bolt extending through said seam cover, a stripof spring metal apertured to allow said bolt to pass therethrough,saidstripbeing of substantially V shape with the open 'end of the Vfacing the head of said bolt and the ends of said strip adapted to ab-utthe aforesaid flanges of said adjacent urinals, and aunt threaded onsaid bolt and adapted to be drawn thereby into abutmentiwith said springstrip.

3. In a urinal and seam cover assembly, the combination of apair ofurinals positioned-in adjacent, spacedrelationship, said urinals havingtheir adjacent sidesinthe form of a plane surface terminating at itsfront and upper edge in .an outstanding flange, a seam cover adaptedtooverlie the adjacentportionsof said urinals and .to close the spacetherebetween, and means forl'attaching saidseam cover to said urinals,

said means comprising a bolt extending through said seam cover, a stripof spring metal apertured to allow said bolt to pass therethrough, theends of said strip being adapted to abut the aforesaid flanges of saidadjacent urinals, and a nut threaded on said bolt and adapted to bedrawn thereby into abutment with said spring strip.

4'. In a urinal and seam cover assembly, the combination of a pair ofurinals positioned in adjacent, spaced relationship,- said urinalshaving their adjacent sides in the form of a plane surface terminatingat its front and upper edge in'an outstanding flange, a seam cover of L-shaped configuration adapted to overlie the adjacent portions'of saidurinals and to close the space therebetween and a plurality of means forattaching said seam cover to said urinal, at least one of saidmeans-being positioned on top of said seam cover and at least one ofsaid means being positioned on the front of said seam cover, said meanscomprising a bolt'extending through said seam cover, .a strip of springmetal apertured to allow said bolt to pass therethrough, said stripbeing of substantiallyV shape with the open end of the V facing the headof'said bolt and the ends of said strip adapted to abut the aforesaidflanges of said adjacent urinals, and a nut threaded on said bolt andadapted to be drawn thereby into abutment with said spring strip.

GORDON P. GAVIN.

